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- GLC#
- GLC03871
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- August 30, 1804
- Author/Creator
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Title
- [Appointment of Benjamin Morgan as member of Legislative Council for Louisiana]
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Countersigned by Secretary of State James Madison. Says the appointment was made in light of Congressional division of the Louisiana Purchase into two sections in 1804, Orleans Territory and the District of Louisiana. Morgan was appointed to the Legislative Council for the Orleans Territory, which consists of the modern day state of Louisiana. Given a one year term to begin on 30 September 1804. Large Seal of the United States on recto.
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